Apparel-belt buckle



K. DOUGAN. I APPAREL BELT BUCKLE APPLICATION man APR. 28; 1921.

1 ,3 98 ,633. Y Patented Nov. 29,1921;

I WITNESSES: INVENTOR.

nitas stares APPAREL-BELT 'BUCKLE.

. Application fi1ed April 28',

T oallwhomz'tmay concern; e v Beitknown that I, KENNEDY Duncan, a. citizen of the United States residing at. Minneapolis, in the county. of Hennepin and State of Minnesota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Appareh- Belt Buckles, of which the following. is a specification.

My invention. relates to improvements in apparel belt buckles of the species in which the free end of the belt is hidden beneath the fixed end, and the objects of my improve ments are to provide a belt that will not abrade the apparel of the wearer, be durable. and sightly and conceal the adjustable-end of the belt when being worn, and is a'further development of the invention disclosed in myapplication #6l,261, filed l1421.

I attain thesev objects by the means illus trated in the accompanying drawings, in which,

Figure 1 is a View of the body side of'thc belt buckle withthe fixed end of the belt and the adjustable end-shown in place and partly broken away. r

Fig. 2 is a longitudinalsection of Fig. 1.- showing the means for holding both ends of the belt. 4 r

Fig. 3 is a similar view with the belts and holding means omitted. 1 i

Fig. 4; is a top view of the buckle. I

Fig. 5 is an end view of the buckle looking toward the right with belts and holding means omitted.

Fig. 6 is a central transverse section of Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive, with all movable parts omitted. v

Fig. 7 is a transverse. section on the line AFig. 2.

Fig.8 is a perspective of a portion of Fig. 3 looking toward the right. Fig. 9 is an end view of the buckle with all movable parts omitted and shows how that part of the buckle which comes in contact with the clothing may be formed to obviate undue wear.

Figs. 10, 11 and 12 show a modified form of the invention on a reduced scale to be described later.

Referring to the drawings:

l is the fixed end of the belt; 2 the adjustable end of the belt which is held between fiat surface 3 of the buckle and the belt holding device 4c operating in slanting grooves 5. 6 is the device for holding the Specification er Letters Patent. Q P t te 5T 29,1 21,

1921. Serial No. 465,263. I

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fixed end of the bat and is pleaded with teeth? as clearly shown in Fig. 7.

Projectlng from the face plate 3 are the parallel sides 8; these sides 8 are formedas shown in all the figures especially 5to 8 inclusive and formtaperinggrooves 5 between portion 9 and plate When securing the fixed end of the belt,-belt holding device 6 is slipped toward the center-of the buckle and theend of thebelt placed under teeth 7 part 6 is then pushed to the left with one hand while pulling on the belt with the other and the teeth crowded through the belt until'the part 6 becomes jammed between plate 3 and part 9. Attention is called to the" fact that the inner edges of'parts 9 are curved in the manner shown so as'to form a gradually decreasing angle; with which part 6 contacts when being moved into place.

'Except that pant 4E isnotprovided'with center of the-buckle and the finger pressed against end 4: which raises the end t allows ing: the belt to pass under it, after which In placing parts 6 and 4 in the buckle the parallel sides 89:are sprung out slightly at the center to admit of these parts'being put in place; said parts'are prevented from coming out of the buckle by the inwardly extending projections 10; these projections are formed on the lower'inner side of the buckle only.

f Referring to Figs. 10, 11 and 12:

teeth what is said'of part/dis also applicable to part 4 whichis providedwith outwardly. turned portion 4 and the inwardly turned portion 4". YVheninser-ting the adjustable end of the belt, part 4. is drawn toward the.

Fig. 10 shows the buckle in longitudinal section.

11 is an end view of the buckle with all parts removed. j

Fig. 12 shows a device in all respects similar to belt holding device 4: shown in Figs. 1 and 2, except that it is provided with the outstanding lugs 4? which are adapted to move back and forth in the grooves 5 It will be noted that in the form of the invention heretofore described,. that the plate 3 forms one side of the groove, Wh e 1. he f rm shown in F g 10 nd 1 the groove is spaced away from the bottom of the plate and formed in the sides 8.

The operation is obvious.

I claim: 7 7

1. A belt buckle including a front plate having parallel sides projecting from the back thereof, grooves formed between an inwardly turned portion of said sides and said front plate, said grooves tapering from' the longitudinal center of the buckle toward either end with a decreasing taper, and means for holding both the fixed and adjustable ends of the belt to the buckle.

2. A belt buckle including a front plate having parallel sides-projecting from the back thereof, grooves formed between an in wardly turned portion of said sides and said front plate, said grooves tapering from the longitudinal center of the buckle toward either end with a decreasing taper, and means slidable outwardly in said grooves adapted to holdbo'th ends of the belt to the buckle.

3. A belt buckle, comprising a front plate having parallel sides projecting from the back thereof, grooves formed in said buckle sloping outwardly from the longitudinal center of said buckle and having a decreasing angle relative to said front plate, and means slidable outwardly in said grooves adapted to hold the end of the belt between said front plate and said means.

4. A belt buckle including a front plate having parallel sides projecting from the back thereof, grooves formed between an inwardly turned portion of said sides and said front plate, said grooves tapering from the longitudinal center of the buckle toward 7 either end with a decreasing taper, means for holding both the fixed and adjustable ends of the belt to the buckle, and means for retaining the movable parts inside of the I buckle.

5. A belt buckle including a front plate having parallel sides projecting from the center'of said buckle and having a decreas-' ing angle relative to said front plate, means slidable outwardly in said grooves adapted to hold the end of the belt between said front plate and said means, and means for retaining the movable parts inside of the buckle.

7 A belt buckle comprising a plate having inwardly extending parallel sides provided with shoulders parallel with said plate transversely, spaced away therefrom and tapering from the longitudinal center of said buckle toward each end with a decreasing taper, and a device adapted to hold the end of a belt between said shoulders and said plate. I

8. A belt buckle comprising a plate having inwardly extending parallel sides provided with shoulders parallel with said plate transversely, spaced away therefrom and taperin from the longitudinal center of said buck e toward each end with a decreasing taper, a device adapted to hold the end of a belt between said shoulders and said plate, and means for retaining the movable parts inside of the buckle.

April 26, 1921.

KENNEDY DOUGAN.

Witnesses S. SHUFELDT, FRED GARDNER. 

